All GOP politicians feed red meat to the Reactionary base to some degree, but Trump has taken it to a whole different level. He just never stops. Why?
Here are some reasons, which are not mutually exclusive:
1. It’s fun. There’s nothing more entertaining than triggering liberal outrage.
2. He believes in rewarding loyalty. After all, nobody sticks with him like his base, and loyalty means more to him than anything else.
3. He doesn’t know what else to do. He got elected by offending moderate opinion–why would he stop now?
4. He knows he’s an implausible champion of the far right. A thrice-married, flamboyant Manhattan developer and casino owner isn’t exactly an obvious mouthpiece for white rural Christian America, so he has to keep reminding them he’s on their side.
And so he continues on Twitter, regardless of the damage it is doing to the image of this country throughout the world.